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Saturday, June 09, 2012

A week...

has gone by since my last post here. Dang, time flies.Can't say I was too busy to post, though we did have a sick baby this week—our grandson— and did a bit more childcare and support services than a usual week, but still. I just didn't have too much to post about. STASH met on Thursday and we celebrated Gale's birthday. I posted on my new drawing blog. I am having fun with it and making myself do a bit more drawing than usual. Please join me over there and draw along, or just enjoy the drawings that readers are sending.

I finished the "Air" quilt for the set of "Elements."

"Water" will be the last, but I am still pondering. In the meantime I made a start on my next 12 x 20 piece. The theme is "Myths". I don't want to share too much before the reveal, but I made a challenge for myself to portray draped, striped fabric. I started with a little sketch.

Then I cut into one of my precious pieces of Marcia Derse fabrics to start putting it together. I think it is a good effect. Here is a bit of a preview. Care to guess what it is?

This fabric is so beautiful. My favorite color for sure. I tend to hoard favorite fabrics. It is always hard to make the first cut into something really special. But this was just what was called for here, I think. I needed something fit for a goddess. OK, that's all the hinting I plan to do.

This morning I wandered around the yard while I was waiting for my friend, Jeri to arrive to go to a meeting with me for the Open Studio tour. It was wet out from all the rain, but boy are things blooming. This is my neighbors' Dogwood tree. Astounding.